On January 18, 2011, sev­en reli­gious lead­ers from Texas will hold a ground­break­ing pan­el dis­cus­sion in Houston address­ing faith-based views on the death penal­ty. The pan­el will be mod­er­at­ed by Sister Helen Prejean (pic­tured), author of Dead Man Walking, and Vicki Schieber of Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights. The free pre­sen­ta­tion will include lead­ers from a diver­si­ty of faiths and denom­i­na­tions, includ­ing: Cardinal Daniel Dinardo of the Roman Catholic Church; Rev. Daniel Malendez, President of Pastors in Action; Bishop Mike Rinehart of the Evangelical Lutheran Church; Rabbi David Lyon of the Congregation Beth Israel; Rev. Mike Cole of the Presbytery of New Covenant; Rev. Harvey Clemons, Jr. of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, and Bishop Janice Huie of the United Methodist Church. Click here to see a brochure on the event (RSVP).

DPIC offers resources to help facil­i­tate dis­cus­sion of the death penal­ty among com­mu­ni­ties of faith. Death Penalty Resources for Communities of Faith is an infor­ma­tion pack­et that includes video clips, dis­cus­sion guides, bul­letin inserts, and oth­er resources. For more infor­ma­tion on how to order this resource for your faith com­mu­ni­ty, please con­tact religious@​deathpenaltyinfo.​org.

(Release, Catholic Mobilizing Network, Dec. 16, 2010. See web­site on the Texas pan­el. See also Religion.

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